The article claims this is a malware that has been used since 2012 in general and from 2014 allegedly by China.. I wonder more if innovations or obfuscations we

The article claims this is a malware that has been used since 2012 in general and from 2014 allegedly by China.. I wonder more if innovations or obfuscations were needed in the last ten years if this malware worked the whole time? Kind of the too little too late model of security.